"The cleanup starts at 9:00 a.m.," said Bravo. "In some areas, it starts a little bit earlier so we actually suggest that you get there before 9:00 a.m. It wraps up at noon so it’s a three-hour long cleanup and all they really need to participate is very high spirits."

Bravo says the No. 1 piece of trash they collect is always the same: cigarette butts.

"We literally pick out millions of cigarette butts in one single day in only three hours, " said Bravo.

The Heal The Bay website has a free parking placard that volunteers can download and print before they head to a beach cleanup site.

If you’re looking to help pick up a trash at an Orange County beach, there's a link to the list on this page.